ZIPS TODAY THURSDAY 3-7-24

Episode Transcript

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This is SIS Today. A lookat University of Akron Athletics. Here's your
host, Dave Scosin. The regularseason winds down for the akronmen's basketball team,
and some Akron swimmers are headed tothe NCAA Championships. More coming up
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Zips. The acromen's basketball team closesout the regular season with a trip to
Western Michigan tomorrow. The Zips aretied for first in the MAC, but
senior Ali Ali says there's always roomfor improvement. I feel like we could
do better. I think that's kindof like my mindset moving forward is trying

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to just help the guys at thetone, like just get back to being
a defensive team so you can makea long, long run. In March,
the Mid American Conference Tournament begins oneweek from today in Cleveland. Circle
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and Circle k. Three members ofthe Akron swimming and diving team have
been selected for the NCAAA Championships.Grad student Whereveronica Greka, senior Madeline Gatrall,
and junior Abigail Daniel will all competeat the event in Atlanta later this
month. The Akron softball team haswon three games in a row. They'll
compete in the Austin p Tournament startingtomorrow. Sophomore Meghan Lee says roster changes

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present different challenges each year. Ithink there's definitely a learning curve involved.
There's a lot of new people wehad to, you know, bring in
and figure out how they played thegame and how we want them to play
the game. And I think it'swe've blended really well. The Zips will
play six games this weekend, withtwo each against Rhode Island, Austin P
and Bradley. Ackron's first home gameis March fifteenth against Toledo. The Akron

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baseball team opens their home schedule tomorrowagainst Toledo, first pitch at Skiels Field
at two to five, and theNCAA Rifle Championships are this weekend at West
Virginia University Akron senior Gavin Perkowski hasqualified for the air rifle competition and will
compete on Saturday. You've been listeningto ZIPS Today, presented by Bryant Heating
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get your podcast. I'm Dave Scozenon six forty whl O